Unusual intercarotid anastomosis associated with anterior communicating artery aneurysm

1987 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 765-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick T. Tracy

✓ The case is presented of a 34-year-old man with subarachnoid hemorrhage from rupture of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm. The magnetic resonance imaging and angiographic findings are reported. Angiography showed the aneurysm plus an unusual anastomosis between the intracavernous portions of both internal carotid arteries. The anastomosis crossed posterior to the base of the dorsum sellae and was associated with absence of the right internal carotid artery and the A1 segment of the right anterior cerebral artery. This is the 11th case of such an unusual intercarotid anastomosis reported in the literature.

1991 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Loch Macdonald ◽  
Bryce K. A. Weir ◽  
Tim D. Runzer ◽  
Michael G. A. Grace ◽  
J. Max Findlay ◽  
...  

✓ A primate model was used to determine whether oxyhemoglobin (OxyHb), methemoglobin (MetHb), or bilirubin is likely to be responsible for cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Forty cynomolgus monkeys were randomly assigned to one of five groups. On Day 0, each animal underwent angiography followed by right craniectomy and placement of an Ommaya reservoir with its catheter adjacent to the right middle cerebral artery (MCA). The animals received intrathecal injections twice a day for 6 days of one of the following solutions: mock cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); OxyHb; MetHb; bilirubin; or supernatant fluid from an incubated mixture of autologous blood and mock CSF. On Day 7, angiography was repeated and the animals were killed. Comparison of angiograms obtained on Day 0 and Day 7 of the experiment showed significant vasospasm of the right MCA and the right anterior cerebral and internal carotid arteries in the animal groups that had received OxyHb or supernatant fluid. There was a smaller reduction in diameter of the same vessels in the bilirubin group (not statistically significant), while no effects were observed in the groups receiving MetHb or mock CSF. Electron microscopy of the right MCA's gave results consistent with the angiographic findings. One monkey in the OxyHb group developed a delayed-onset right MCA infarction. These data suggest that OxyHb is the cause of cerebral vasospasm following SAH.


1978 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 0107-0110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulshan K. Ahuja ◽  
Neeraj Jain ◽  
Malini Vijayaraghavan ◽  
Subimal Roy

✓ A young man who had a long history of sinusitis developed subarachnoid hemorrhage and died. Autopsy showed a mycotic aneurysm of fungal origin at the junction of the right posterior cerebral and internal carotid arteries. Four of five reported cases of fungal aneurysm were due to Aspergillus infection.


2002 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 1432-1435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virany Huynh Hillard ◽  
Kiran Musunuru ◽  
Chiedozie Nwagwu ◽  
Kaushik Das ◽  
Raj Murali ◽  
...  

✓ Cavernous internal carotid artery (ICA)—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) anastomoses are unusual anomalies in which a duplicated A1 segment of the ACA arises from the infraoptic ICA. The authors report on a 30-year-old woman who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage from an anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysm associated with an extremely rare variant of this anastomosis. The extra A1 segment emerged from the ICA within the cavernous sinus rather than at or above the level of the ophthalmic artery. The presence of the anomalous vessel provided a straightforward endovascular approach to the ACoA and allowed the use of coil placement rather than surgical clipping to treat the aneurysm successfully.


1971 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Galligioni ◽  
Giorgio Iraci ◽  
Gino Marin

✓ Fibromuscular hyperplasia is an alteration of the arterial wall, affecting mostly middle-aged women. When localized to the internal carotid arteries, it can give symptoms of intermittent or permanent cerebral ischemia, but is usually asymptomatic. Three cases, all of them accidental angiographic findings, are used as a basis for discussion of the angiographic features, differential diagnosis, and surgical treatment.


1997 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 324-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isao Date ◽  
Tatsuro Akioka ◽  
akashi Ohmoto

✓ There are few reports of anterior communicating artery aneurysms causing visual symptoms, and penetration of the optic chiasm by such aneurysms has not been reported. A 40-year-old man presented with the abrupt onset of left homonymous hemianopsia, right visual acuity disturbance (finger counting), and slight headache. Angiography disclosed a 7-mm anterior communicating artery aneurysm projecting inferiorly. After the neck of the aneurysm was clipped, the dome of the aneurysm was resected. The operation confirmed that the aneurysm had penetrated the right half of the optic chiasm and the thrombosed dome had also compressed the right optic tract. Although the aneurysm was successfully clipped, the visual disturbance persisted after surgery, suggesting that the damage to the visual pathways by aneurysm penetration was irreversible in this case.


1979 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 697-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwight Parkinson ◽  
Venkatesha Reddy ◽  
R. T. Ross

✓ A rare case of anastomosis between the vertebral artery and the internal carotid artery in the neck of a patient with an anterior communicating artery aneurysm is reported.


1983 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 941-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunichiro Fujimoto ◽  
Masao Murakami

✓ Angiographic and operative investigations revealed an anomalous branch of the internal carotid artery (ICA) in a patient with an anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysm. The anomalous vessel originated from the right ICA at the level of the ophthalmic artery, and pursued an infraoptic and prechiasmatic path to supply both pericallosal arteries. The clinical features and possible genesis of this anomaly are discussed. This irregularity is frequently associated with intracranial aneurysms, especially those of the ACoA, and with other anomalies.


1980 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshisuke Sakaki ◽  
Kazuhiko Kinugawa ◽  
Tatsuo Tanigake ◽  
Seiji Miyamoto ◽  
Kikuo Kyoi ◽  
...  

✓ Embolism from an aneurysm is one of the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of ischemic symptoms associated with intracranial aneurysms. Four cases are reported in which aneurysms of the internal carotid arteries and middle cerebral arteries were the source of emboli resulting in cerebral infarction. In the treatment of these aneurysms, it is best to clip the neck of the aneurysm with great care to avoid embolism due to extrusion of clot into the distal artery.


2019 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. e480-e486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger M. Krzyżewski ◽  
Kornelia M. Kliś ◽  
Borys M. Kwinta ◽  
Małgorzata Gackowska ◽  
Krzysztof Stachura ◽  
...  

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